Happy birthday, (Captain)! You free at all today?
You really helped me out during the fight against the abominations, and I want to thank you. Mind if I treat you to something?
Oh, no need to worry about robots popping out or anything. Marie picked the restaurant.
I mean, the only places I know about are machine part stores, so uh...
Anyway, let's go, (Captain)!

(Captain)! Happy birthday! I'm happy we get to celebrate your special day together!
Sometimes... when things get real busy, you forget the passing of time and then you suddenly remember it's your birthday!
That was me last year... I wonder if that ever happened to Kenji...
What am I talking about! It's time we got to celebrating! I'm ready!
Marie and Dr. Daimon are waiting on the research vessel!
Time for all of us to chow down together! What'dya say?

Hey! It's that special day again, (Captain)!
Heh heh. I've got a surprise for you. Been planning it for a while now.
Kenji and Daimon helped me out. We made so many cool robots...
Whoops! Wouldn't want to spoil the surprise!
All you need to know is we're gonna make this the best birthday ever. C'mon! To the lab!
Happy birthday, (Captain)!

Happy birthday, (Captain).It's nice that we've made this a regular thing, huh?Whenever the big day gets close, I start to think about all the cool stuff we could do to celebrate.I hope you're ready for this year's festivities. We'll do it big—and then we'll start getting ready for next year's party too!Aah, even if the majority of the crew is a lot older than you, we'll still celebrate next year super hard.Haha. I guess I'm getting ahead of myself. Come on, (Captain), we've still got this year's party!

It's a new year already? Wow, I've been a crew member for a long time.
Thanks for having me, (Captain). Being here has allowed me to accomplish everything I could've hoped for.
And thanks to the amazing test facilities, I've been able to improve my suit's capabilities, too!
Right, then! Let's usher in the dawn of another great year!

Hey there, (Captain)! The new year has begun!
What's my goal this year? Hmm... Let me think... Oh! I want to be more involved in helping you get things done!
I want to be in charge of supervising. Like watching you all work and making sure everyone comes home safely.
It must be the mechanical engineer in me. I watch things get made, and I watch the machines in action. I never want to see anyone get injured...
I guess I have the same feelings about the factory as I do for the battlefield.
So... Take me on more missions! Here's to looking at you, kid!

Happy New Year.This year's resolution, huh... Don't upset Marie, I guess.Hahaha... Nothing funny about it though.This one time Dr. Rashomon, Hallessena, and I made a miniature Gigantes, and...Well, we used a lotta red steel... The three of us got a real earful from Marie.Hooo... That gave me goosebumps.So this year, I'll change my ways and be more careful she doesn't find out...Ah! Wait, you didn't hear that!(Captain)! Please! Promise me you won't tell her!Haha...

Happy New Year, (Captain)! Looks like we made it one more spin around the sky!
I have to say, this time of year is always a struggle. For some reason I get more repair calls than I know what to do with.
I guess everyone is pushing their machines too hard, maybe even ignoring the little warning signs along the way.
It might be a little busy, but I get to see all sorts of breakdown. Always a great chance to learn.
Machines are like living creatures. Lots of weak points that are hard to see just from a quick look.
It's all about looking at the design and seeing where you can make improvements. Nothing beats the feeling of stumbling upon the perfect solution.
Like right now I'm designing a robot that won't require maintenance for ten years! My resolution is to finish it! Haha!

Hey there, captain. Oh, you've got chocolate for me this year too? Dahaha. Thank you.There is something I want to ask about though...Last year I told Marie that you gave me chocolate and she became upset.Did I do something wrong?Captain, why are you sighing like that?Why does this conversation make people uncomfortable? What did I do?

Happy Valentine's.Oh. Thanks, (Captain). You really don't have to every year.I don't seem too happy? No, no, I appreciate it.I'm serious.It's just that I'm thinking of not telling Marie that I got any chocolates from you this year.But that makes me feel guilty for some reason!Wh-what do I do, (Captain)?

Huh? Wow, I get chocolate again? Thank you, (Captain)!Haha. Man, I'm living the good life. Since I met Marie, I've had nothing to complain about.Sigh... Wait. I have to be careful where I eat these.Gotta think about the black Gigante Suit, right?If I set them down in my room, it'll grab 'em with a tentacley arm thing and eat 'em right up.I've gotta keep them secret.Huh? You'll give me some for it too? Haha, you're too kind, (Captain).I bet it'll be happy too. Not sure it has that kind of emotional capacity though.

Oh, there you are, (Captain)! Here, this is in return for Valentine's!What do you think? It's a super-small Robomi replica doll! And check this out... It walks too!You don't seem too happy. Not a fan of robots and stuff, huh?That's okay. I figured this would happen, so I made sure to buy a bunch of sweets for you too!

Hey, (Captain)! I wanted to give this to you!Hm? Yeah, it's just normal candy. Were you expecting something else?I know I usually go for mechanical stuff, but this time I wanted a change of pace and went to a candy shop.In the shop they had this cool candy making machine! When you turned the lever, a stick of candy would come out of a hole...Then the blades would spin and the candy would get diced into evenly cut pieces...Whoops... There I go again talking about machines... Sorry about that.I never really know what else to talk about. Anyways, here's your gift. Enjoy!

(Captain)! Here! As thanks for Valentine's!Heh heh. These might look like your ordinary confections...But! They're actually high-tech spy-bots!They've got tiny internal cameras all around, and can even absorb nearby metal to create legs and move around if needed!Hahaha! Kidding, I'm kidding! They're just some assorted sweets.But it sure would be cool to make robots like those one day......
As long as Marie doesn't find out...

Oh! (Captain)! Perfect timing!Here, this is for giving me a present last month. Just a little something to wet your whistle. Ah, but I should mention I didn't make it.Lately I've been doing more housework, so I was daydreaming of a bot that could take away some of the ol' fatherhood burden.So, I made this little guy. He cleans, he does laundry, and he can even cook a whole cow before you know it!I've finished with all of the trial runs now, so you wanna try some of his cooking? It'll be the first time in the whole sky that anyone's seen this kind of technology!And that's not all! Here's some sweets I bought from the store. Sometimes the robot's cooking comes out a little funky, you see.Haha. An engineer always has a backup plan.

Halloween has arrived at last...
Haha! If it's crazy tricks and surprises you want, just leave it to me, the mechanical engineer!
For starters, let's put together a legion of monstrous mechanical militia! Here I go, (Captain)!

Happy Halloween! (Captain), just look at this! I'm in the Gigante Suit costume!
I've been trying to fix the heat that's produced whenever I move, but...
I thought of a way to make use of it with an attachment. It's not a big part either. Amazing, right?
Hahaha! And look at this! If you put sugar into the arm piece, it makes cotton candy!
There won't be any problems handing out candy this year!
All right! I'm geared and ready for action!

Happy Halloween! Actually, I've run into a bit of a... hiccup, you could call it. I brought my suit to use as a costume, but when I put it on it ate all my candy! Never dreamed it would be able to eat things! Thos suit never ceases to amaze me! Huh? Trick or treat? N-no fair, (Captain)! You know I don't have any candy with me! Haha. Oh well, rules are rules. Do what you have to. Just... go easy on me, all right?

...(Captain), you might be wondering why I'm in this getup. But I've been in costume since I woke up this morning.You're not gonna believe it, but while I was sleeping I changed clothes.Creeps me out moving involuntarily like that, but I bet my suit remembered today's candy day, so it—Oof!Eh-heh... I have to keep giving it candy or it pokes me in the stomach hard.Sorry, but if you've got any on you, (Captain), I would really—Erph!

Happy holidays! I've been laying the groundwork for tonight for ages!
Groundwork for what? Why the decoration, of course! When the crew sees the mechanical wonders I've put up to celebrate, it's gonna blow their minds!
Let's celebrate like we mean it, Captain!

It's that time of the year again...
What am I so excited about? The decorations of course!
The number of crew members has increased and... We've got so many more young crew members, right?
I got appraisal from everyone who heard about what we did last year, so this year I'm going all out with the decorations!
Will you help me, (Captain)? Haha, thank you! All right, let's get a move on it!

Happy holidays, (Captain)!Heh heh. Actually, we're all done with the decorations.What are we doing this year?Isn't it obvious? We're going to give out presents!Your crew has a lot of younger ones, so we made little robot toys for each and every one of them!I'm sure they'll love it!C'mon, (Captain). Let's give 'em out together!

Happy holidays, (Captain)!Haha. I bet I look like a mess. I was just repainting Gigantes.It's because I was thinking about Santa. He's got that red coat and that white beard.By adding some white to Gigantes, I thought I could give it a seasonal flair. Maybe call it the Santa Bot.Its power is just what you'd expect—carrying loads and loads of presents like it's nothin'.And its control system would continuously evolve, learning to give the perfect present to each and every kid based on age!Haha. Pretty good idea, right? The bots I make aren't just for battle!

On an island threatened by abomination attack, Nicholas runs into a boy with serious school struggles. In an attempt to reinvigorate his interest in education, Nicholas brings him into the laboratory to do some gunpowder mixing.

The crew travels to an island of a suspected abomination attack and awaits orders to launch.

Vyrn: Hey, won't those abominations be showing up any minute now?

Nicholas: Yeah. We've picked up traces of their anti-repulsion fields.

Dr. Rashomon: Take every possible precaution. We have no idea when they'll appear.

Nicholas: Understood, Doctor!

While deploying the replica Robomis in town, the crew notices an unhappy-looking youth standing on a street corner.

Boy: ...

Nicholas: Hey, kid, what are you doing out here by yourself?

Boy: Um, er...

Nicholas: Is something troubling you? If it's okay, I'd be happy to chat with you. Did something happen?

Boy: Well...

After hesitating for a moment, the boy begins to open up.

Nicholas: I see. Nothing at school interests you, huh?

Boy: Yeah. Nothing I do seems to matter. Everything I try just ends up being pointless, it feels like...

Nicholas dons the Gigante Suit to test the gunpowder, but the suit cushioning material needs work. With abominations about to attack, Nicholas's apprentice suggests pouring a slime into the suit to cushion him from blows.

Nicholas: All that hard work in the mixing room paid off! This gunpowder packs some serious punch!

Boy: Heheh...

Nicholas: This griffin down I used for cushioning, though, isn't the best.

Vyrn: Oh yeah? What's wrong with it?

Nicholas: It clumped up in a few places. Made it hard to move.

Nicholas: Cleanup's going to be a pain, too.

Vyrn: Whoa, you're right. It's jammed up all over the place. That's one heck of a mess!

Slime turns out to be the perfect in-suit shock absorber... ignoring some unexpected side effects to Nicholas' body hair. The crew is surprised by his willingness to look after the young understudy, and Nicholas explains that it's likely thanks to Robomi's influence.

Nicholas: Well I'll be. I thought this would be a disaster, but slimes might be exactly what I'm looking for!

Vyrn: Hold on, are you saying it's better than everything else you've used until now?